Working At The Edge

Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation

Learner-centered leaders approach barriers to transformation through a design process [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 34, we spoke with leaders from Norris Academy in Wisconsin. Norris is a small public […]

Learner-centered leaders strategically approach building the capacity for shift with teachers and other leaders [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 33 we learned about the transformation in Elmbrook Schools, a public school district located […]

Learner-centered leaders help others see the possibilities [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. Episode 32 takes us to the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in CO and […]

Learner-centered leaders have an internal compass: They love the humans they are responsible for! [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 31, we visited Innovations High School, the only Big Picture Learning School in Nevada, through […]

Learner-centered leaders believe school transformation is multi-generational work [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 30, we were joined by Helen Beattie and Clara Lew Smith from UP for Learning, […]

Learner-centered leaders believe in the power of students to take ownership of the learning [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 29, we chatted with Chad Carlson, a coach at One Stone, a high school […]

Learner-centered leaders hold learner agency and student voice at the core of their work [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 28, we spoke with Dr. Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County Public Schools in […]

Learner-centered leaders place learner passions at the center of learning in core academics and social-emotional learning [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 27 we spoke with Jon Hanover, Founder and Executive Director of Roots Elementary School in Colorado. We […]

Learner-centered leaders invest time in developing deep connected relationships [#ShiftYourParadigm]

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This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode 26 we are revisiting Springhouse Community School located in Floyd, VA. You may recall […]